Ministers are under pressure to act after 17 people were mauled to death in the past two years alone, but the Tories are refusing to commit to strengthening the law
Rishi Sunak has admitted the Government does not have a plan to tackle the scourge of killer dog attacks.
Ministers are under pressure to act after 17 people were mauled to death in the past two years alone. But the Tories are refusing to commit to strengthening the law to prevent more people getting killed. The Government also has rejected calls to ban American Bully XLs – the breed responsible for at least nine of the fatalities.
The Mirror is demanding more robust sanctions as part of its Time for Action on Dangerous Dogs campaign. We want a new Jack Lis Law to end the deadly attacks – named in honour of the 10-year-old killed by a dog. He suffered fatal injuries after being mauled by a 7st Bully XL named Beast as he played close to his home in Caerphilly, near Cardiff in November 2021.
Downing Street insisted there are already tough penalties available for irresponsible dog owners as it refused to set out firm plans to strengthen the law. The Prime Minister’s spokesman said: “We have a number of measures in place to protect people. That includes penalties under the Dangerous Dogs Act so you can be put in prison for a maximum of 14 years and disqualified from ownership if you let your dog out of control.”